The No. 5 Auburn Tigers are set to take on the No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs in a crucial three-game series at Plainsman Park beginning on Thursday night.

The Bulldogs have already clinched the SEC regular season championship with their 21-6 conference record, but Auburn and Alabama are tied for fourth with a 16-11 record. Only three games separate fourth from 11th.

Auburn has been is coming to the close of a brutal schedule that's seen them play series against No. 7 Florida, No. 9 Oklahoma, No. 7 Texas A&M, and No. 10 Mississippi State before taking on Georgia this weekend.

Auburn won each of those series, and they're doing it with a talented group of young players. Of the eight players who have at least 100 at-bats this season, there are no seniors and as many freshmen as juniors (2 each).…